Melanie Glover:  

When I left JHS, I went to college at UofK, but I was miserable there. I stayed off campus at my Aunt's house to save money. My cousin decided I was the way that he, his girlfriend, and all of his other friends could get rides anywhere they wanted. They followed me everywhere I went while on campus, sitting outside my classes to wait for me to come out. To say they were weird would be a large understatement. The things I remember the clearest are the guy who wore a belt with a 3D buckle that was shaped like a giant tarantula, that was larger than my fist. And, my cousin had a car, but it couldn't be put into reverse, so he had to find a place to stop it that didn't require backing up. I also didn't like large campus life, which started when I tried to sign up for Calculus. Having a name at the end of the alphabet, and being a freshman, meant I was in the last group to register. All of the calculus classes were full except one. So, I tried to sign up for it. I was told that I couldn't take that class, so I asked why, since it was open. The advisor eventually pulled me into an empty office, out of hearing from the other kids trying to register, where he explained to me that it was "Football Calculus". Being ignorant about what that meant, I still insisted on being added to that class. He went on to say something about it not meeting on a regular basis, since they travelled to games during the school week. I said I could go on the days when they did meet. Then, he finally told me that if I was planning to major in Math, then I did NOT want to be in that class, because I wouldn't ever learn calculus. I kind of lost my love for the school at that point. I knew going in that some of the athletes weren't the most intelligent students on campus, but I hated hearing that they were given credit for classes they didn't actually attend. I gave up on having a life in Lexington and came back home and went to IUS for a while. Alot of my high school friends also went to IUS, so we started hanging out together again. But, then I started having problems with how my best friend was treating me, and her boyfriend thought it was fun to do things like smash my hand with a calculus book. I decided it was best to just drop off the face of the earth, as far as my old friends were concerned, since they weren'...Expand for more